. >> we have learned some very hard and painful lessons in benghazi already acting on them we have to do better. >> shepard: now, officials admit they made mistakes but the senator who could eventu department says lawmakers need to share the blame. plus an enormous snow storm system dumping tons of snow and stranding holiday travelers. >> i want to get home. >> we found a rental car and decided we are going to try to make the drive through. >> shepard: the roads aren't much better. >> >> snow covered, wet, slippery, a little slushy. >> shepard: tonight, a look at just how bad this storm could get. but we begin tonight with a fox urgent. the house of representatives is voting tonight on what republicans call plan b in the standoff over the fiscal cliff. the white house insists it's a waist of time with just 12 days to go until we take the plunge. that would mean automatic spending cuts, expiring tax cuts and possibly another recession. a live look at the house floor now. the republican leaders say their plan will extend tax cuts for more than 99 persian of taxpayers. it let's those cut